Author:
Watson, Robert P., 1962- author.
ImprintLanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2023]
Descriptionxxxi, 277 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Note:Part I. America's First Crisis -- Plague! -- Revolution -- Yellow Jack -- Philadelphia -- The First to Die -- Part II. The Capital Under Seige -- "Hell Town" -- Fear and Panic -- Philadelphia Responds -- Bush Hill -- The Physicians War -- Part III. Turning Point -- Unlikely Heroes -- A Nation without a Government -- Ghost Town -- The Fall Frost -- Of Pestilence and Politics -- Epilogue: 100 Days of Terror.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-261) and index.
Note:"In 1793, the interim capital city of Philadelphia was struck by a mysterious malady that ended up killing at least one-tenth of the population, prompting an evacuation, and shutting down the nascent federal government, resulting in shocking parallels to recent pandemics and offering important political lessons."-- Provided by publisher.
